NATO leaders gathered in the U.K. this week to celebrate the alliance’s 70th anniversary, amid disagreements over military spending and deeper questions over the alliance’s strategic purpose and structure. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Elliot Waldman discusses the challenges facing NATO with Claudia Major.

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